Microsoft 365 Word Tips and Tricks

Chapter 14: Fixing Frustrating Numbers and Bullet Lists

We have already learned a great deal about lists earlier in this book. In this chapter, we aim to examine how lists can become problematic by looking at a few examples of common problems and how to resolve them.

We will start by looking at what can happen when copying a list from another source, such as Google Docs. Often, the source document may contain formatting that is not contained in the receiving document. This can cause issues with formatting, and we will explore some possible solutions to this.

Styles in Word documents may also be a cause of formatting issues. In this chapter, we will look at how formatting and styles can clash to cause issues with lists. We will also discuss ...